COLOMBIA VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	43,416	5	10,773	+ 32,643
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	30,313	38	747	+ 29,566
Tuberculosis	3	26,671	32	1,272	+ 25,399
Malaria	4	21,147	67	26	+ 21,122
Birth Trauma	5	20,985	41	648	+ 20,336
Low Birth Weight	6	20,099	23	2,095	+ 18,004
Coronary Heart Disease	7	12,855	1	43,066	- 30,211
Stroke	8	12,095	3	16,573	- 4,478
Congenital Anomalies	9	10,409	16	2,963	+ 7,447
HIV/AIDS	10	9,242	17	2,683	+ 6,559
Meningitis	11	9,143	50	244	+ 8,899
Road Traffic Accidents	12	8,733	6	7,765	+ 968
Liver Disease	13	8,028	19	2,426	+ 5,601
Measles	14	6,166	78	0	+ 6,166
Maternal Conditions	15	4,931	46	394	+ 4,537
Pertussis	16	4,877	69	18	+ 4,858
Other Injuries	17	4,754	28	1,592	+ 3,162
Diabetes Mellitus	18	4,712	11	5,028	- 316
Violence	19	3,856	2	19,268	- 15,413
Kidney Disease	20	3,810	7	6,834	- 3,024
Endocrine Disorders	21	3,309	30	1,367	+ 1,942
Lung Disease	22	2,633	4	15,928	- 13,296
Breast Cancer	23	2,489	13	3,669	- 1,180
Hypertension	24	2,239	8	6,400	- 4,160
Cervical Cancer	25	2,215	20	2,266	- 51
Tetanus	26	1,750	71	14	+ 1,736
Asthma	27	1,716	54	191	+ 1,525
Falls	28	1,577	29	1,518	+ 59
Fires	29	1,494	56	127	+ 1,367
Suicide	30	1,470	26	1,965	- 495
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	1,421	22	2,157	- 736
Drownings	32	1,379	40	689	+ 690
Poisonings	33	1,376	61	61	+ 1,315
Drug Use	34	1,314	44	492	+ 822
Prostate Cancer	35	1,239	14	3,584	- 2,346
Malnutrition	36	1,235	27	1,878	- 643
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	1,224	39	698	+ 526
Syphilis	38	1,141	65	30	+ 1,111
Liver Cancer	39	1,108	24	2,065	- 957
Lymphomas	40	1,089	18	2,603	- 1,513
Epilepsy	41	1,048	43	597	+ 450
Inflammatory/Heart	42	1,011	31	1,329	- 318
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	870	12	4,371	- 3,501
Diphtheria	44	796	80	0	+ 796
War	45	680	49	260	+ 420
Parkinson's Disease	46	518	47	383	+ 135
Leukemia	47	473	21	2,208	- 1,736
Oral Cancer	48	469	37	807	- 338
Ovary Cancer	49	447	33	1,122	- 676
Stomach Cancer	50	446	9	6,112	- 5,666
Pancreas Cancer	51	414	25	2,022	- 1,609
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	408	63	38	+ 370
Skin Cancers	53	405	35	1,028	- 623
Schistosomiasis	54	316	77	1	+ 315
Hepatitis B	55	312	62	50	+ 261
Skin Disease	56	308	34	1,102	- 794
Lung Cancers	57	271	10	5,250	- 4,979
Alcohol	58	216	68	23	+ 193
Encephalitis	59	196	64	38	+ 158
Appendicitis	60	159	52	213	- 54
Ascariasis	61	143	76	5	+ 139
Uterin Cancer	62	142	45	423	- 281
Bladder Cancer	63	140	42	609	- 469
Oesophagus Cancer	64	117	36	835	- 718
Hepatitis C	65	64	59	65	- 1
Other Neoplasms	66	61	15	3,205	- 3,144
Upper Respiratory	67	54	66	27	+ 28
Multiple Sclerosis	68	38	60	62	- 25
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	35	51	242	- 208
Leishmaniasis	70	5	74	7	- 3
Chlamydia	71	3	81	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	72	1	73	7	- 7
Dengue	73	0	55	133	- 133
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	8	- 8
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	53	203	- 203
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	70	18	- 18
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	57	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	48	333	- 333
Osteoarthritis	85	0	58	67	- 67
Oral conditions	86	0	75	7	- 7
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Nigeria

Colombia

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.